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Real Estate Sales

Location:
Larkspur, CA, 94939
Posted:
August 17, 2010

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ANDREW MITCHELL STOLOWITZ

** ******* *****, ********, ** 94939 ? Tel: 206-***-**** ?

***************@*****.***

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

CONTRACT ATTORNEY, San Francisco, California

February 2009-Present

Currently serving as contract attorney assisting and advising on various

commercial and corporate matters, including entity formation, mergers and

acquisitions, contracts, corporate governance and dissolution, commercial

real estate, and shareholder disputes.

. Negotiation and preparation of commercial lease agreements.

. Served on litigation review team of large international law firm

regarding antitrust matter.

. Proscribed revisions to corporate governance policies of publicly-

traded semiconductor company as part of legal team managed by Axiom

Legal.

. Part of litigation review team on patent litigation matter on behalf

of Perkins Coie LLP.

. Experience with Applied Discovery, Concordance and Relativity software

programs.

LIVE ENERGY, INC., San Francisco, California

Legal Consultant, September 2008-March 2010

Maker of all-natural energy drinks which partners with various charitable

organizations to raise awareness on social issues and donates a percentage

of profits to charity. Consulted company on business development,

commercial, corporate governance, and venture capital matters.

THE OTTO LAW GROUP, PLLC, Seattle, Washington

Attorney, September 2005- May 2008

Practice focused on counseling clients on all facets of their growth and

development, with an emphasis on formation, corporate and commercial

matters, financings, mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures,

taxation, business succession, SEC compliance and reporting, and venture

fund formation and operation. Represented clients from a variety of

industries, including biotechnology, hardware, software, media, internet

applications and services, and venture capital.

. Corporate. Provided legal counsel and advice to officers and

directors regarding general corporate issues, including corporate

governance and shareholder matters.

. Securities. Prepared documentation and counseled on securities

offerings and capital raises. Assisted with the preparation of

filings and requirements of the SEC and other regulatory agencies,

including compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, and Investment Company Act of 1940. Lead

associate and/or primary day-to-day contact on the formation and

operation of private funds.

>Successfully obtained SEC approval on an issuer's Regulation A

Offering Statement.

>Lead attorney on the negotiation of a settlement agreement

(proposed) concerning the withdrawal of business development

company election status without monetary fines.

. Commercial. Lead attorney on the negotiation and drafting of various

contractual agreements, including formation, consulting and

employment, buy and sell, distribution, joint development,

intellectual property, technology licensing, and royalty agreements.

. Mergers & Acquisitions; Reorganizations. Oversaw due diligence review

and provided counsel on the acquisitions and reorganizations of assets

and companies via mergers, purchase and sale, share exchanges, and

divestitures.

. Real Estate. Negotiated and drafted leases and purchase and sale

agreements. Documented loan transactions.

>Advised aviation services company on acquisition of fixed-base

operations.

. Taxation. Advised clients on tax ramifications concerning corporate

transactions, including operational agreements, mergers and

acquisitions, compensation, dispositions, and stock issuances.

Executed various tax-free reorganizations via mergers and share

exchanges.

INTERNSHIPS/EXTERNSHIPS

MIRACLE, PRUZAN & PRUZAN, P.C, Seattle, Washington

Rule 9 Legal Intern, May 2003- May 2004

Firm concentrates on personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

Represented clients in court hearings per Rule 9 status; composed demand

letters for settlement purposes; attended and summarized depositions.

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Seattle, Washington

Legal Extern, January-April 2003

The Federal Trade Commission is a federal agency which pursues law

enforcement and advances consumer interests by working with federal and

state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies.

. Consumer protection. Provided outreach services on consumer protection

and competition matters.

. Competition. Lead Extern on review of proposed acquisitions of gaming

companies and was responsible for providing evaluations and

recommendations to FTC attorneys.

. Litigation. Interviewed consumers and managed the collection of

evidence as part of an international investigation of consumer fraud,

leading to civil and criminal action taken against several companies.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, Washington

LL.M. in Taxation, June 2005

. Corporate and Partnership coursework: Advanced Partnership Tax,

Advising Private Business Owners, Compensation and Benefits, Corporate

Reorganizations, International Taxation.

. Trusts and Estates coursework: Estate & Gift Tax, Estate Planning.

> Experience with various types of trusts, trustee and

beneficiary powers, and estate plans.

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, Washington

J.D., May 2004

. Activities: Bankruptcy Clinic (assisted bankruptcy practitioners with

representation of low-income clients in Chapters 7 and 13

proceedings), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (provided income tax

preparation and filing assistance to indigent individuals), Co-founder

and Faculty Representative- Intellectual Property Law Society,

Entertainment & Sports Law Society, Student Peer Advisor.

. Research Assistant for Professor Margaret Chon, researching

intellectual property and health issues.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Washington

B.A., June 2000

. Double Major in Economics and Political Science; Minor in

Communications.

> Executive Business Program - Intensive

Accounting/Business/Finance program, August 2000.

> Activities: Inter-fraternity Council, Fraternity Vice-President-

Philanthropy, Social Chairman.

ADMISSIONS/MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES

. Admissions: California (SBN# 257789) (2008), Washington (SBN# 37395)

(2006), United States District Court for the Western District of

Washington (2006).

. Memberships: American Bar Association (Business and Taxation sections;

Committee on Private Equity and Venture Capital; Subcommittee on

Private Equity M&A); State Bar of California (Business Law section);

Washington State Bar Association; Bar Association of San Francisco

(Barristers Club- Business, Commercial and Bankruptcy section;

Volunteer Legal Services Program (Eviction Defense Project; Community

Organization Representation Project)).

. Broker, State of California Department of Real Estate (License #

01879128) (2010).



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